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ground combat forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. the 2600 american troops in iraq today, largely serve on bases. and yes, they face the risks that come with service in any dangerous environment. but they do not have a combat mission. they are focused on training iraqi forces including kurdish forces. as i've said before i'm convinced that the united states should not deg dragged back into -- get dragged to another ground war in the middle east. that is not in our national security interest and it is not necessary for us to defeat isil. local forcesond ground who know their countries best are best positioned to take the ground fight to isil and that is what they are doing. at the same time this resolution strikes the necessary balance by giving us the flexibility we need for unforeseen circumstances. for example, if we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of isil leaders, and our partners didn't have the capacity to get them i would be prepared to or
ground combat forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. the 2600 american troops in iraq today, largely serve on bases. and yes, they face the risks that come with service in any dangerous environment. but they do not have a combat mission. they are focused on training iraqi forces including kurdish forces. as i've said before i'm convinced that the united states should not deg dragged back into -- get dragged to another ground war in...
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delivering services to citizens in some towns in iraq. everything down to picking up the trash and delivering basic services. so in the same way that any government would try to fund itself through a source of revenue, isis is trying to do the same thing and it's extraordinary how much they've been able to generate largely through theft. they've stolen it from banks, from taking over oil fields. al qaeda has to do this much more incrementally and much more secretly. isis is doing it more like a criminal organization that runs in and robs the banks and takes over the oil fields and then goes from there. >> what's our ability to interfere with that? ordinarily if there's a hostile petro state, we impose an embargo, interfere with their ability to sell natural resources and the world? are we doing that? >> we're trying but it's tough. we can impose sanctions on countries that would buy the oil and over time it may just be that people find it's easier to buy the oil from somewhere else and how long can you keep going trying to do this with th
delivering services to citizens in some towns in iraq. everything down to picking up the trash and delivering basic services. so in the same way that any government would try to fund itself through a source of revenue, isis is trying to do the same thing and it's extraordinary how much they've been able to generate largely through theft. they've stolen it from banks, from taking over oil fields. al qaeda has to do this much more incrementally and much more secretly. isis is doing it more like a...
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and one of the things that we've seen in iraq, and just coming back to iraq again, is as patrick just said, is that the maliki government has made those tension s worse. and i think it's important to remember that. yes, there are deep divisions that go back many, many years, but that none of this is inevitable. this is happening now because somebody has pursued policies in baghdad that has -- that have driven people apart in iraq. and isis went into the syrian combat, has come back to iraq and deployed. >> one of the arguments we hear here is that if we don't back the actions that our military took to stabilize iraq the first time would have been a waste. what do you make of that argument? >> listen, josh, i lost 19 men in my unit. it was a strategic mistake to be there. but regardless, we lost 4,286 men and women from the american aurm. there's been hundreds of iraqi simpleans that died in that engagement, as well. we cannot just engage and think there's a military support that's part of the solution. jo josh, it's a political one. listen, isis are more radical than al qaeda. i get i
and one of the things that we've seen in iraq, and just coming back to iraq again, is as patrick just said, is that the maliki government has made those tension s worse. and i think it's important to remember that. yes, there are deep divisions that go back many, many years, but that none of this is inevitable. this is happening now because somebody has pursued policies in baghdad that has -- that have driven people apart in iraq. and isis went into the syrian combat, has come back to iraq and...
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why intervene in iraq? why now? why not, for example, go into syria when you have a humanitarian crisis there? the answer we got from earnest was, one, that government of iraq asked for u.s. intervention. that's a very different situation than what you have in syria. and number two, there are clear targets. in other words, the u.s. sees a clear path to actually achieve progress in iraq, whereas in syria, it wasn't clear who were the good guys, who were the bad guys. so there was a lot of confusion about how intervention could actually help, where it would help. having said that, you have more than 170,000 people in syria who have been killed, reportedly at the hands of the assad regime. so this is something that the administration is going to continue to have to answer for why they are intervening in iraq right now. the answer, of course, as president obama laid out last night, was to protect u.s. interests there. the u.s. has a consulate in erbil. of course, to stop a potential genocide with those 40,000 religious
why intervene in iraq? why now? why not, for example, go into syria when you have a humanitarian crisis there? the answer we got from earnest was, one, that government of iraq asked for u.s. intervention. that's a very different situation than what you have in syria. and number two, there are clear targets. in other words, the u.s. sees a clear path to actually achieve progress in iraq, whereas in syria, it wasn't clear who were the good guys, who were the bad guys. so there was a lot of...
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i'd look to syria, look at what's going on in iraq. i'd say to ourselves, we need to take a comprehensive approach to this problem. we need to understand how we target the real central gravity of isis, which is occurring right in aleppo. that's where he's fuelling this insurgency. >> that's absolutely right. we've all seen these chilling videos of isis rolling around on these tanks, our tanks by the way, with big machine gun and the black flag they showcase everywhere. the black flag has now come down from tanks, which makes me realize these guys are not stupid. they know we're now targeting them and this is a way to blend in with civilians. should we see that as a sign that they are now a little bit frightened by what we are doing or that they're just really smart and we should be concerned? >> i mean, it will maybe stymy the flood flowing from the wound, but it's not going to heal the wound. we're seeing short-term repercussions. we may in the very short term, this week we may see isis halt and not actually get into erbil. but what a
i'd look to syria, look at what's going on in iraq. i'd say to ourselves, we need to take a comprehensive approach to this problem. we need to understand how we target the real central gravity of isis, which is occurring right in aleppo. that's where he's fuelling this insurgency. >> that's absolutely right. we've all seen these chilling videos of isis rolling around on these tanks, our tanks by the way, with big machine gun and the black flag they showcase everywhere. the black flag has...
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population feels we haven't been sufficiently proactive in iraq. we've been focused on iraq with our blood and treasure for a long time. what we're looking at now is how much crisis and turmoil we're willing to live with if we stay out of there. on isis specifically, since you spent time in the region, who are they and what does it look like if they get more control over this patch of land in syria and iraq? >> isis is the islamic state for syria. and the chap that's spearheading the organization, baghdadi, who used to run al qaeda in iraq, he saw the gap in security in syria that blew up when the conflict started there. and that's where isis is best. isis is best in areas that have no governments, and that's what they exploit. isis will exploit this to the extreme. so that's what they're using as their hub. they're losing aleppo, the northern part of syria, and using the situation in syria to grow the ideology and effectively try and get some geographical space in order to training camps and so forth and so on. that's spilling over into iraq becau
population feels we haven't been sufficiently proactive in iraq. we've been focused on iraq with our blood and treasure for a long time. what we're looking at now is how much crisis and turmoil we're willing to live with if we stay out of there. on isis specifically, since you spent time in the region, who are they and what does it look like if they get more control over this patch of land in syria and iraq? >> isis is the islamic state for syria. and the chap that's spearheading the...
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the uk and france are running recon missions over iraq. the aussies are sending 60 on ground troops. saudis will help train rebels with german arming them. arab allies are letting u.s. fighter jets use their air bases. but turkey is still holding out, pledging its nato bases for humanitarian and logistical advice only. >> we want to make sure their commitment matches what's actually needed and that we're not duplicating efforts. >> neither iran nor syria, two nations with troops already on the ground fighting isis are allowed to join the coalition. richard engel says we're crazy if we think we can keep them out. >> they're living in a delusion. if the air strikes happen, assad is going to benefit. it's assad's forces and iran's forces who are going to move in and take that territory. so, we can say, assad is so awful we can't even have them at the same conference. he can't even sit at the same table but we can carry out air strikes for him and allow him to reconquer his country? that's a fundamental contradiction, one of many contradiction
the uk and france are running recon missions over iraq. the aussies are sending 60 on ground troops. saudis will help train rebels with german arming them. arab allies are letting u.s. fighter jets use their air bases. but turkey is still holding out, pledging its nato bases for humanitarian and logistical advice only. >> we want to make sure their commitment matches what's actually needed and that we're not duplicating efforts. >> neither iran nor syria, two nations with troops...
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they say it a new iraq, and they want independence. nbc's ayman mohyeldin is in iraq. do you expect any movement after today's meeting? >> well, if there's going to be any movement, it's certainly going to happen in closed doors, and it's going to be very private. there's a lot of power sharing that takes place here in iraq. the way the constitution is set up. and more importantly, this country recently had elections. it's time for the presideime mir maliki to try and form a government. that's one of the issues secretary of state john kerry alluded to. constitutionally speaking, it could drag on for several more weeks. that's time iraq simply doesn't have. it's also one of the reasons why secretary of state kerry came to the region and tried to move this process along. in order to get the kurds and the sunni arabs into government again under the leadership of prime minister maliki, that is going to be a very tough sell. and as you mentioned, the kurds, they are power broke whers it comes to any kind of national iraqi government. they have the presidency. they also have
they say it a new iraq, and they want independence. nbc's ayman mohyeldin is in iraq. do you expect any movement after today's meeting? >> well, if there's going to be any movement, it's certainly going to happen in closed doors, and it's going to be very private. there's a lot of power sharing that takes place here in iraq. the way the constitution is set up. and more importantly, this country recently had elections. it's time for the presideime mir maliki to try and form a government....
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." >>> iraq's going to need more help. it's going to need more help from us and from the international community. i don't rule out anything, because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent f d foothold in iraq or syria, for that matter. we're not going to be able to be everywhere all the time. >> no one has the appetite for it. but is another iraq war on the horizon? the situation there is being described as the gravest threat to our national security since the end of the cold war. the terrorists breeding ground in iraq is bigger now than the one in afghanistan before 9/11. >> many experts i've been speaking to believe this region now, the open battlefront between iraq and syria is the new breeding ground, where the new bin ladens are being born. and there are about 10,000 foreign fighters, including 3,000 with european passports, who could easily come into europe and then perhaps make their way into the united states. >> i think the u.s. should be involved in air strikes, targeti
." >>> iraq's going to need more help. it's going to need more help from us and from the international community. i don't rule out anything, because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent f d foothold in iraq or syria, for that matter. we're not going to be able to be everywhere all the time. >> no one has the appetite for it. but is another iraq war on the horizon? the situation there is being described as the gravest threat to...
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in 2005 in iraq, 2004, isil was al qaeda in iraq. and it only became this thing called isil a year ago. and it only became that out of convenience to separate themselves in an internal fight, but not because their thinking chained. not because their targets changed. not because their actions changed. they are the same people doing the same people that we were prepared to and were attacking for all of those years. and a mirror publicity stunt to separate yourself and call yourself something else does not get you out from under the force of the united states law -- >> i appreciate your ability as a former prosecutor and a gifted attorney to try to make the case. i will tell you that at least from the chair's perspective, you're going to need a new aumf and it will have to be more tailored because i don't want to be part of 13 years later and a multitude of countries that have been used in this regard, for that to be the authority. and i think our goals are the same. i think we need to get you a different set of authority. i look forwar
in 2005 in iraq, 2004, isil was al qaeda in iraq. and it only became this thing called isil a year ago. and it only became that out of convenience to separate themselves in an internal fight, but not because their thinking chained. not because their targets changed. not because their actions changed. they are the same people doing the same people that we were prepared to and were attacking for all of those years. and a mirror publicity stunt to separate yourself and call yourself something else...
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it was a big event in iraq and a big development in the american debit over iraq. howard dean was running against the war and responded. >> the capture of saddam is a good thing, which i hope very much will keep our soldiers in iraq and around the world safer. but the capture of saddam has not made america safer. >> that was a controversial view at the time. no one could predict that capturing hussein would end the war and curb terror in iraq. that did not end the war and that fact is what makes the debate so odd. several candidates are on defense over iraq. >> of course you know given the power of looking back and having that, of course, anybody would have made any different decisions. >> was it a mistake to go to war with iraq? >> it was not a mistake given the fact that what the president knew at the time -- >> she didn't say that. >> that's not the same question. >> while bush changed his stance within a week these explanations are still blurring the issues. there are actually three distinct questions on the iraq war. was it the right policy. was it required by
it was a big event in iraq and a big development in the american debit over iraq. howard dean was running against the war and responded. >> the capture of saddam is a good thing, which i hope very much will keep our soldiers in iraq and around the world safer. but the capture of saddam has not made america safer. >> that was a controversial view at the time. no one could predict that capturing hussein would end the war and curb terror in iraq. that did not end the war and that fact...
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iraq went into civil war in 2006. what we're seeing today is simply a revival of exactly that civil war. in 2007-2008 the u.s. polled iraq through a massive military effort combined with a huge diplomatic effort. that's effectively what it would take to do the same thing this time around, and we just don't have those resources there that we did have at that point in time. anything we do is going to have to be a lot more limited and it's going to have to rely on other actors to help us out in a way we didn't have to rely on them back in 2007. >> and ken, another thing is -- that's different from when we first invaded iraq is we are now much less dependent on foreign oil. does our increasing trend toward energy independence change some of the strategic calculus in terms of how anxious we are to intervene in the region? >> that's an important point, crystal. the problem here is it actually works exactly the opposite. it's certainly true that we are importing less oil from overseas. but our actual vulnerability has not ch
iraq went into civil war in 2006. what we're seeing today is simply a revival of exactly that civil war. in 2007-2008 the u.s. polled iraq through a massive military effort combined with a huge diplomatic effort. that's effectively what it would take to do the same thing this time around, and we just don't have those resources there that we did have at that point in time. anything we do is going to have to be a lot more limited and it's going to have to rely on other actors to help us out in a...
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iraq on the break. insurgents find themselves on the defense. >>> and president sends additional troops to the region. and american forces are moving in. republicans scramble to find a united message. what about the rest of the party? and where does the rest of america stand? night has fallen in iraq. but 44 of the sunni militants have been taken out. u.k. prime minister said that -- turkey has evacuated its consula consulate. and 275 troops are there to fortify the u.s. embassy. our reporter is once again there. are insurgents making their way to the south? >> well, we saw more of a push by isis to the city of bakuba. that's an important, strategic city for many reasons. it's the capitol of the province, and sits close to one of the major highways into the heart of the city. and if insurgents could take over the city, it could be used as a base that could put the city under a lot of person. >> please stay with us. here's dan o'shea. working with hostage negotiations, and was with the u.s. embassy at th
iraq on the break. insurgents find themselves on the defense. >>> and president sends additional troops to the region. and american forces are moving in. republicans scramble to find a united message. what about the rest of the party? and where does the rest of america stand? night has fallen in iraq. but 44 of the sunni militants have been taken out. u.k. prime minister said that -- turkey has evacuated its consula consulate. and 275 troops are there to fortify the u.s. embassy. our...
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iraq. >> i am abby huntsman. as we come on the air this afternoon, 130 additional u.s. troops are joining hundreds of american forces who are already on the ground in iraq. the pentagon is calling it a temporary mission to assess and plan possible evacuations for christian and yezidi refugees who have been driven out by isis. these u.s. marines and special forces are in northern iraq as advisers, not as combat troops. but to isis, that distinction makes little difference. they will be targeted just the same. we are also seeing a rare cooperation between kurdish peshmerga and iraqi forces, two historic adversaries. they are now united against isis, a common enemy. coordinating attacks and sharing bases. france and the cia are helping arm the kurds but they are still outgunned against isis, which is armed with our heavy weaponry captured from the iraqi army. we start again today inside the kurdish capital of erbil, iraq, with nbc's duncan golestani. duncan, what is the latest? >> reporter: he
iraq. >> i am abby huntsman. as we come on the air this afternoon, 130 additional u.s. troops are joining hundreds of american forces who are already on the ground in iraq. the pentagon is calling it a temporary mission to assess and plan possible evacuations for christian and yezidi refugees who have been driven out by isis. these u.s. marines and special forces are in northern iraq as advisers, not as combat troops. but to isis, that distinction makes little difference. they will be...
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and iraq doesn't want those other forces here. >> we stand by iraq as it continues to build a government that meets the needs of each of iraq's diverse communities. and we stand by them as they fight to overcome the single greatest threat that their government, their families and their neighbors face today, and that's isil. >> it was nearly 13 years ago the word terror became a household phrase. today the congressional gold medal was presented to the various museums that honor each of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 attacks. perhaps, one of the best ways to honor them is to ensure an attack on the homeland never happens again. as we face down this new enemy, isis. >> we assess the threat from isil primarily to be in the region. nonetheless, with the number of european and americans that have gone to fight in syria, the threat can manifest itself back in -- either in europe or the u.s. >> and as these threats continue to, you know, to appear, you know, the information sharing and the coordination gets stronger and stronger. you know, our systems integration, to make sure our da
and iraq doesn't want those other forces here. >> we stand by iraq as it continues to build a government that meets the needs of each of iraq's diverse communities. and we stand by them as they fight to overcome the single greatest threat that their government, their families and their neighbors face today, and that's isil. >> it was nearly 13 years ago the word terror became a household phrase. today the congressional gold medal was presented to the various museums that honor each...
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no one would dream the last iraq conflict in iraq cost 2$2.2 trillion. there's no such thing as a little bit of war. now back to you. >>> president obama is leading the international effort to stop the threat of ebola and he's leading from the front. >> this health crisis is unparallels in modern times. unparalleled in modern times. >> president obama is announcing this afternoon, a massive mobilization to combat eastbound in west africa. callg
no one would dream the last iraq conflict in iraq cost 2$2.2 trillion. there's no such thing as a little bit of war. now back to you. >>> president obama is leading the international effort to stop the threat of ebola and he's leading from the front. >> this health crisis is unparallels in modern times. unparalleled in modern times. >> president obama is announcing this afternoon, a massive mobilization to combat eastbound in west africa. callg
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iraq is really trying to retake territory, including iraq's second largest city of mosul. they need to find ways to redeploy thousands of soldiers back into that battlefield, back into that terrain. they're not going to simply be able to drive convoys through isis territory. so the american expertise is certainly going to be handy. but at the same time, the presence of american soldiers and the backing of the american government to prime minister maliki is going to certainly be fueled by isis as propaganda to get more people to join the fight because they've always seen this as an ideological war with the west. the chance to fight americans back in iraq is always appealing to jihadists around the world, particularly here in iraq. >> all right, ayman. stay right there for us. we'll have more with you. ambassador, now to you. pretty much the same question. sending 300 of our best soldiers over there, to me, makes it seem like it becomes a little easier to get dragged into a larger war. what does that message say to you? >> well, i don't know if there's any good options here,
iraq is really trying to retake territory, including iraq's second largest city of mosul. they need to find ways to redeploy thousands of soldiers back into that battlefield, back into that terrain. they're not going to simply be able to drive convoys through isis territory. so the american expertise is certainly going to be handy. but at the same time, the presence of american soldiers and the backing of the american government to prime minister maliki is going to certainly be fueled by isis...
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the united iraq will be a more secure and prosperous iraq. political reform will make it harder for isil to exploit the sunni international community will increase support for iraq in tandem with political progress. the president, the chairman and i are all very clear-eyed about the challenges ahead. we are pursing the long-term strategy against isil along with the long-term threat. we should expect isil to regroup and stage new offenses. and the u.s. military's involvement is not over. president obama has been very clear on this point. our objectives remain clear and limited to protect american citizens in facilities, to provide assistance to iraqi forces as they confront isil and address the humanitarian crisis. with that, i'll ask for general dempsey's comments and then we'll take questions. thank you. >> thank you, mr. secretary. as most of you know, i just returned on sunday from a trip to vietnam and today i have my counterpart from singapore visiting. it was quite remarkable to be in vietnam 40 years after our departure from vietnam to
the united iraq will be a more secure and prosperous iraq. political reform will make it harder for isil to exploit the sunni international community will increase support for iraq in tandem with political progress. the president, the chairman and i are all very clear-eyed about the challenges ahead. we are pursing the long-term strategy against isil along with the long-term threat. we should expect isil to regroup and stage new offenses. and the u.s. military's involvement is not over....
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qaeda in iraq. it was enormously successful because they wanted them out, and they simply needed our help to do so. that's what we're seeing up in northern iraq where the kurds and other groups are pushing back on them. a little bit of american support, weaponry, air strikes goes a long way when you've got the people armed and willing to push back on them. the problem in much of iraq and in much of syria is that's not the case. the people are not armed. they're not organized. and in many cases, they are frightened and ambivalent about the threat that al qaeda and isis pose to them because they see other threats. the assad regime, the maliki regime when maliki was in power. these are the real challenges. so it has to be this combined political and military campaign. >> let's talk a little more about the political piece of that in iraq. and this is something you've been writing on. very interesting things. we've all been talking about how we can't have this divided government. we have to have some sor
qaeda in iraq. it was enormously successful because they wanted them out, and they simply needed our help to do so. that's what we're seeing up in northern iraq where the kurds and other groups are pushing back on them. a little bit of american support, weaponry, air strikes goes a long way when you've got the people armed and willing to push back on them. the problem in much of iraq and in much of syria is that's not the case. the people are not armed. they're not organized. and in many cases,...
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all that is cycling now, as is iraq, which is under siege. >> the very future of iraq depends on choices that will be made in the next days and weeks, and the fup of iraq depends primarily on the ability of iraq's leaders to come together and take a stand united against isil, not next week, not next month, but now. president obama has not declared that he will wait. and the president is prepared to take action when and if the president decides that is important. >> i'm toure. today, iraqi prime minister maliki is vowing he can get a new inclusive government in place by next week. but the situation there is cycling out of control, and many are blaming maliki for ail yes nalting sunnis and the kurds and sparking the resurgence of isis. calls are growing for maliki to step down, but the white house isn't going that far yet. they're in a wait-and-see pattern, hoping maliki fulfills his promises. president obama told msnbc that the iraqis themselves must form a unified government that includes their political opponents. >> the test now, not just for mr. maliki, but for all the leadership in i
all that is cycling now, as is iraq, which is under siege. >> the very future of iraq depends on choices that will be made in the next days and weeks, and the fup of iraq depends primarily on the ability of iraq's leaders to come together and take a stand united against isil, not next week, not next month, but now. president obama has not declared that he will wait. and the president is prepared to take action when and if the president decides that is important. >> i'm toure. today,...
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-led strikes do continue in syria as well as iraq. as many as 200 now since august. the pentagon warns this campaign could take not weeks or months but years to complete. the fbi and homeland security are warning of possible lone wolf attacks here at home out of retaliation for those ongoing air strikes. the intel bulletin was issued out of a caution, we should be clear, not due to any specific threats at this time. now, we start right here at the table with nbc news senior white house correspondent chris jansing. great to see you. >> great to be here. >> what does the president need to achieve in chairing this security council meeting? >> i think it's a similar message to what we saw this morning. he's going to point out these are global issues and they require a global response. that the united states can't do it alone. i also think he maybes a pretty forceful case that the threat is not just the united states. the threat is a global one. we have seen what happened. obviously, today, the horrific beheadings of a french tourist. we have seen the foreign fighters, th
-led strikes do continue in syria as well as iraq. as many as 200 now since august. the pentagon warns this campaign could take not weeks or months but years to complete. the fbi and homeland security are warning of possible lone wolf attacks here at home out of retaliation for those ongoing air strikes. the intel bulletin was issued out of a caution, we should be clear, not due to any specific threats at this time. now, we start right here at the table with nbc news senior white house...
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they wanted to think about iraq in a different way. but i think you're right that we have to concentrate on the problem that we have now. >> ken, luke russert hear in washington. one thing i found fascinating is the degree of which this is sunni versus shiite and how they're so fed up with maliki that portion os of saddam's old army is joining the isis. how significant is that? they have significant training and they know the country inside and out. >> you put your finger on the critical thing going on here. we can't think about this just being isis. they have invaded iraq and it has nothing to do with iraqi politics. as you said, they're now joining up with all of these other militias in iraq. it speaks to the alienation of a community as a result of maliki's treatment of them in the last two, three, or four years. it's why we're going to deal with the problem, solve the situation, pull iraq out of the civil war, it can't be just about military operations and bombing stuff. the fundamental problem is political and we have to deal with
they wanted to think about iraq in a different way. but i think you're right that we have to concentrate on the problem that we have now. >> ken, luke russert hear in washington. one thing i found fascinating is the degree of which this is sunni versus shiite and how they're so fed up with maliki that portion os of saddam's old army is joining the isis. how significant is that? they have significant training and they know the country inside and out. >> you put your finger on the...
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in iraq to oppose saddam hussein. in libya it was to enforce a no-fly zone, although losing gadhafi is something that came out of that. what do you see from a defense perspective as the end point, especially if you move isil out of certain areas and they go back to assad's control? >> i think there are two levels. one is, defeating the group or just destroying them, whatever you want to call it, to a level that they're not capable of advancing anymore, that they're on the defensive, they're on the run, they're disorganized. not just the military, but with going after their money, going after the oil black market trade. the other part of it, though, to what level of security is the united states comfortable. the entire strategy is like a 15-step plan of perfection that has to happen from the iraqi government, you know, forming and the original commanders have the americans trained coming back to power to iraqi forces want to fight. on and on and on and on. short of that perfection happening in the next eight months of
in iraq to oppose saddam hussein. in libya it was to enforce a no-fly zone, although losing gadhafi is something that came out of that. what do you see from a defense perspective as the end point, especially if you move isil out of certain areas and they go back to assad's control? >> i think there are two levels. one is, defeating the group or just destroying them, whatever you want to call it, to a level that they're not capable of advancing anymore, that they're on the defensive,...
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he has to fight them in iraq. he has to build a coalition of muslim and arab states that are also willing to take on isis. and he can't be taking options off the table in my opinion. i don't want to see another war in the middle east. probably not the best thing for us to do. but why would we take boots on the ground off the table when dealing with what might be an existential threat. then he has to explain very honestly with the public what it is he's doing and to at least look like he takes it seriously. you can't do things like give a very grim statement about the be heading owing of james foley and then five minutes later pictures taken of you golfing.owing of j then five minutes later pictures taken of you golfing. suptsers will say that he's just optics. and i've never criticized a president for what they do on vacation. but optics are important. it's also the message you're spending to our enemies. >> it seems one of the reasons we don't have a strategy yet in syria and the president has seemed somewhat at
he has to fight them in iraq. he has to build a coalition of muslim and arab states that are also willing to take on isis. and he can't be taking options off the table in my opinion. i don't want to see another war in the middle east. probably not the best thing for us to do. but why would we take boots on the ground off the table when dealing with what might be an existential threat. then he has to explain very honestly with the public what it is he's doing and to at least look like he takes...
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i think the sunni arab community in iraq is very skeptical. there's no trust between the sunni arab community and the shia-dominated government. there is no -- i mean, have you to rebuild the bridges of trust. also it's based on the premise that the syrian opposition, modern syrian opposition, will be able to create a coalition on the ground against isis. this will take years because the biggest basically spearhead in the fight against isis in syria -- is, i mean, the syrian army. the united states has made it clear they will not engage assad. so, all these premise says, obviously, do not address the major challenges. first, you have to end the war by proxy, regional war by proxies. have you to find a diplomatic solution for the syrian crisis that takes into account the interests of the syrian opposition and the syrian government. you have to deepen and restructure the political system in iraq and to bring in, to create a national unity, a genuine national unity government. most important of all, to basically defeat isis, is not a top-down app
i think the sunni arab community in iraq is very skeptical. there's no trust between the sunni arab community and the shia-dominated government. there is no -- i mean, have you to rebuild the bridges of trust. also it's based on the premise that the syrian opposition, modern syrian opposition, will be able to create a coalition on the ground against isis. this will take years because the biggest basically spearhead in the fight against isis in syria -- is, i mean, the syrian army. the united...
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i call it the iraq hangover. the war fatigue. nbc news is coming out with a poll tomorrow on how americans feel about going into syria. just to give you all a sense our own thomas roberts went out on the streets and there were some mixed reactions. >> i think there's more investigation that can be done before we went into an attack. >> how many more of our men and our boys can go and die over seas for other people that are just -- >> horrible feelings that go off. very patriotic. >> i mean, many americans can't imagine us getting into yet another war in the middle east. how important is it to have the support behind you? >> well, it's all in the message. i think as you just saw there, the second lady said how many of our boys have tlog? the president has to make it clear there, none of our boys are going to go there. that is not at all what is being talked about. we are very clear about what he can do and what he can't do. he can't send boots on the ground. no scenario in which he can do that. this will be enormously unpopular he
i call it the iraq hangover. the war fatigue. nbc news is coming out with a poll tomorrow on how americans feel about going into syria. just to give you all a sense our own thomas roberts went out on the streets and there were some mixed reactions. >> i think there's more investigation that can be done before we went into an attack. >> how many more of our men and our boys can go and die over seas for other people that are just -- >> horrible feelings that go off. very...
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combat role in iraq. but regardless of what you call them, they will be in a war zone armed just like combat troops. and right now on the hill, the senate is about to be briefed on the details of the president's plan for both iraq and syria. house members had their turn this morning. the biggest role right now for congress is debating funding to train and arm those unspecified syrian rebels. we start, though, at the white house where the flag is at half staff for 9/11. kristen welker is there. and kristen, you know, big speech last night, how does the administration feel about the reaction? >> well, i think it's largely what they were expecting. you have republicans like senators john mccain and lindsey graham saying president obama's underestimating the threat from isis. they would like to see special forces in addition to some of those forces that you mentioned who will be going in and advisory roles. and then you have democrats facing tough reelections, also questioning the president, including senator
combat role in iraq. but regardless of what you call them, they will be in a war zone armed just like combat troops. and right now on the hill, the senate is about to be briefed on the details of the president's plan for both iraq and syria. house members had their turn this morning. the biggest role right now for congress is debating funding to train and arm those unspecified syrian rebels. we start, though, at the white house where the flag is at half staff for 9/11. kristen welker is there....
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this was al qaeda in iraq. secretary gates was overseeing the bush sfrags war -- administration war policy with david patraeus. in 2006 al qaeda in iraq became financially lyly sufficient and there was a time when zarqawi said give us money because you need to subsidize. they are using networks in place in iraq for decades that were set up by saddam. car smugglings and black and gray market economy that cross over into syria and they are self-sufficient. so when we bomb the oil refineries, we are not trying to powder thesetive ises because we need to continue to allow the power in the country, but isis is finding ways to circum navigate this. they charge taxes and kidnapping kidnappings to get citizens back including journalists. >> if the lights went out in syria, wouldn't that make folks say we have to get rid of isis they're not helping us any more. >> most of the countries in the middle east, i would consider this tenuous, you cannot address the core issue of isis unless you address the sunni grievances tha
this was al qaeda in iraq. secretary gates was overseeing the bush sfrags war -- administration war policy with david patraeus. in 2006 al qaeda in iraq became financially lyly sufficient and there was a time when zarqawi said give us money because you need to subsidize. they are using networks in place in iraq for decades that were set up by saddam. car smugglings and black and gray market economy that cross over into syria and they are self-sufficient. so when we bomb the oil refineries, we...
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there's one campaign in iraq. how do we defeat isis in iraq? i see a path forward there. not just militarily, but politically. you have a sunni political infrastructure within iraq that we can deal with to replace isis. syria is far more complex. i understand the military path forward, but i do not understand the political path forward. there's not a sunni political infrastructure in place in syria to replace isis. i think that is really what we have to work on as we discuss this war resolution. >> congressman, i think i'm hearing from you that you have some differences with your colleagues on this one. you sort of famously noted some republican party lack of direction or in fighting. i'll read the quote back. week one he a speaker election that did not go as well as a lot of us would have liked. week two, we got into a big fight over deporting children, something a lot of us didn't want to have a discussion about. week three, we're now talking about rape and incest and reportable rapes and incest for minors. i just can't wait for week four. congressman, talking to you no
there's one campaign in iraq. how do we defeat isis in iraq? i see a path forward there. not just militarily, but politically. you have a sunni political infrastructure within iraq that we can deal with to replace isis. syria is far more complex. i understand the military path forward, but i do not understand the political path forward. there's not a sunni political infrastructure in place in syria to replace isis. i think that is really what we have to work on as we discuss this war...
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he saved the war in iraq, he saved the war in afghanistan. really stood up for the president when he had to get rid of another commander, general mcchrystal a couple years and take over this job. for this to happen when people thought he was in the last duty station in his career has been a surprise for people across the military world. >> quickly, any idea who is next? >> i know the deputy is going to take over for now. i think that will be another round of musical chairs for the new term in the obama administration who will take over for preys at cia. >> phil, thanks. that does it for "the cycle." martin, it's yours. >> thank you. good afternoon. it's friday, november 9th. we're following breaking news, the director of the cia, general david petraeus, has resigned. ♪ >>> we will get to the president and negotiations over the fiscal life in a moment. we have breaking news regarding general david petraeus who has just resigned as head of the cia. his resignation letter reads as follows. after being married for over 37 years, i showed extrem
he saved the war in iraq, he saved the war in afghanistan. really stood up for the president when he had to get rid of another commander, general mcchrystal a couple years and take over this job. for this to happen when people thought he was in the last duty station in his career has been a surprise for people across the military world. >> quickly, any idea who is next? >> i know the deputy is going to take over for now. i think that will be another round of musical chairs for the...
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he was arrested in 2005 before he was -- before he left for iraq, so he actually never made it to iraq. but it was pretty high profile at the time. the french authorities brought down this network. it shows a clear record for the younger brother. it's not clear whether said was also involved that far back. we do know now he traveled to yemen as recently as 2011 where he also had connections to al qaeda in yemen, it seems. so both brothers have what appears to be a long record of links to al qaeda, either in iraq or in yemen. >> evan just following up on that point, so we're now talking about al qaeda again, whereas we spent a lot of the summer and fall talking about isis, does this attack have the hallmarks to you of al qaeda or al qaeda in the arabian peninsula? >> it could be aqap or isis and they hate each other, the faktics as far as they apply them internationally, they're basically the same thing. one of the curious reports is we have reports, one of the attackers, the individual who took the hostage at the jewish supermarket said he was isis. yet the kouachis told french radio t
he was arrested in 2005 before he was -- before he left for iraq, so he actually never made it to iraq. but it was pretty high profile at the time. the french authorities brought down this network. it shows a clear record for the younger brother. it's not clear whether said was also involved that far back. we do know now he traveled to yemen as recently as 2011 where he also had connections to al qaeda in yemen, it seems. so both brothers have what appears to be a long record of links to al...
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no, there's a middle area in between which is much less iraq or at least his control over iraq and is much more these rebel breakaway groups. walk us through what iraq is doing here and saying they're not requesting syrian air strikes but they do welcome them. >> right. again, it's less about sovereign territory right now and state borders. if you're maliki, it's more about stopping isis. isis is presenting an existential threat to his government and to the unity of iraq. he would in the long term like to have iraq remain a unified nation state with the borders it has right now. but in the moment those borders aren't that important. questions of sovereignty and whether the bombs are falling on one side of the border or the other are less important than we've got to blow these guys up before they come get us, come get me, if you're maliki. basically maliki is more or less supporting and aligned with bashar al assad, the leader of syria, who is an alowite which is an offshoot and an ally of iran. so maliki, iran, assad, all have the same interest here which is this fight against sunni r
no, there's a middle area in between which is much less iraq or at least his control over iraq and is much more these rebel breakaway groups. walk us through what iraq is doing here and saying they're not requesting syrian air strikes but they do welcome them. >> right. again, it's less about sovereign territory right now and state borders. if you're maliki, it's more about stopping isis. isis is presenting an existential threat to his government and to the unity of iraq. he would in the...
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they don't want to have more americans dying in iraq. that's going to be something that they try to avoid at absolutely all costs. >> john, there have been a lot of critics out there talking about what the president should have done or isn't doing. is anybody out there talking about what the rust government should be doing to try to help support iraq as it's forming this new government and the newly nominated prime minister? >> you know, it's easier to be criticize the president on things like this than it is to come up with an obvious solution. i think, you know, senator mccain has been very aggressive in saying that we should be throwing much more support behind the military in iraq, the kurdish military, trying to get maliki to go. i think most folks understand this is a very, very difficult situation that the administration is facing. trying to influence, you know, even a very stable government that has decades or at least several years of normal operations is a hard enough task, but the iraqi government has never been much more than
they don't want to have more americans dying in iraq. that's going to be something that they try to avoid at absolutely all costs. >> john, there have been a lot of critics out there talking about what the president should have done or isn't doing. is anybody out there talking about what the rust government should be doing to try to help support iraq as it's forming this new government and the newly nominated prime minister? >> you know, it's easier to be criticize the president on...
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thank you so much for your time and your service in iraq. up next, the last thing ferguson needs right now is more boots on the ground. especially president obama's boots. vo: this is the summer. the summer of this. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. where memories will be forged into the sand. and then hung on a wall for years to come. get out there, with over 50,000 hotels at $150 dollars or less. expedia. find yours. so ally bank really has no hidden fethat's right. accounts? it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, this can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain, and improve daily physical function so moving is easier. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain. and it's not a narcotic you and your doctor should balan
thank you so much for your time and your service in iraq. up next, the last thing ferguson needs right now is more boots on the ground. especially president obama's boots. vo: this is the summer. the summer of this. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. where memories will be forged into the sand. and then hung on a wall for years to come. get out there, with over 50,000 hotels at $150 dollars or less. expedia. find yours. so ally bank really has no hidden fethat's right....
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there's a huge iraq syndrome because rumor has it americans do not think that the iraq war that went very well, our recent big experience with offering a president to go to war. 1991, president bush 41 wanted to start the gulf war to get kuwait back from saddam hussein and dealing with the very et ie syndrome. the best example of this was 1930s, franklin roosevelt thought we may have to stand up to hitler and the imperial japanese and started moving us in the direction of rearment, many americans were angry about the way world war i turned out. there was considerable support for the ludlow amendment, and what that would have said would be if a president wants to go to war, unless our land is literally attacked, the ho homeland, the president will have to go to the public, a 30 day referendum and everybody in the country will vote and decide whether we go to war or not. >> the big problem for the messaging from the obama administration and on "morning joe", jay carney was pressed about this very issue. >> do you understand why we all feel there's a message problem? >> well, i understa
there's a huge iraq syndrome because rumor has it americans do not think that the iraq war that went very well, our recent big experience with offering a president to go to war. 1991, president bush 41 wanted to start the gulf war to get kuwait back from saddam hussein and dealing with the very et ie syndrome. the best example of this was 1930s, franklin roosevelt thought we may have to stand up to hitler and the imperial japanese and started moving us in the direction of rearment, many...
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we certainly broke iraq. considering the threat isis poses to europe, i've been surprised that the u.s. has had to take the lead to such a degree. it has not received is as much support from the eu as one might expect. why is that, and what can the u.s. do to try and get that support from the eu? >> every since the formation of nato in the late 1940s, early 1950s, europe has basically had its security delivered to it courtesy of the united states. europe has not really functioned in its own defense for many decades. france is somewhat of an exception with a very expedit n expeditionary military. president u.k. is somewhat of an exception. so europe knows at the end of the day the united states is going to act against a group like isis because of america's own interests. so there is less need for europeans to act on their own. now, of course, the u.k. -- the unite the kingdom, that is, has its own interest in the isis case because of the identity of the executioner of the journalist james foley. but by and lar
we certainly broke iraq. considering the threat isis poses to europe, i've been surprised that the u.s. has had to take the lead to such a degree. it has not received is as much support from the eu as one might expect. why is that, and what can the u.s. do to try and get that support from the eu? >> every since the formation of nato in the late 1940s, early 1950s, europe has basically had its security delivered to it courtesy of the united states. europe has not really functioned in its...
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but at least in iraq, you can explain it. you can identify an institution that should be within reach even if it doesn't yet exist because you've got a state you're working with, et cetera. in syria, we don't even know who is going to be able to be the core or the catalyst of this so-called moderate insurgency. i do support working with them. i think we can help create more of a core ourselves if we are dependable partner for them. but it's true, they don't currently really exist. >> yeah. >> and they're collectively, the weakest of the three main players in this war. >> well, we keep hearing about the vetted moderate syrian opposition. the cia says there are 1,500 opposition groups in syria. so, i mean, can we have any confidence that we know who we would be training and giving our guns to? >> not really. we do know that we indirectly gave our guns to isis, right? because we gave a lot to the iraqi army. we've got to be a little bit careful here not to just worry about our own purity and chastity as the number one policy obj
but at least in iraq, you can explain it. you can identify an institution that should be within reach even if it doesn't yet exist because you've got a state you're working with, et cetera. in syria, we don't even know who is going to be able to be the core or the catalyst of this so-called moderate insurgency. i do support working with them. i think we can help create more of a core ourselves if we are dependable partner for them. but it's true, they don't currently really exist. >>...
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and it was true in iraq. how many times have we heard the talk of munich and appeasement by leaders who are, who want us to get into another war. for example, vietnam, both vietnam and iraq. that was a different war. you know, we should take lessons from history. but they should be the right lessons and world war ii was a special case. it was not vietnam and it certainly wasn't iraq. but it is important to understand what happened there at the same time. >> right. >> the book is those angry days. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> up next, i'm a dr., jim, not an accountant. if you get that, you have definitely seen the best story of the day. star trek. back and spinning next. i was cooking dinner for my family. all of a sudden, i was just wringing wet from head to toe. boom. heart attack. i'm a nurse and a care giver. never once did i consider that i might be having a heart attack. it can happen to anyone at any time. the doctor recommends bayer aspirin to keep this from happening to me again. [ male ann
and it was true in iraq. how many times have we heard the talk of munich and appeasement by leaders who are, who want us to get into another war. for example, vietnam, both vietnam and iraq. that was a different war. you know, we should take lessons from history. but they should be the right lessons and world war ii was a special case. it was not vietnam and it certainly wasn't iraq. but it is important to understand what happened there at the same time. >> right. >> the book is...
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iraq? if you're going to control isis long term, you're not going to do it simply with air strikes. >> shane harris, thank you very much. coming up, my thoughts on what looks like a war zone here in america in missouri. and eric cantor's last official day as a congressman. we have the man looking to stage another upset, democratic candidate jack trammel joins us live from cantor's home turf. and with the quicksilver card from capital one, you earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you purchase. not just "everything at the hardware store." not "everything, until you hit your cash back limit." quicksilver can earn you unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you could possibly imagine. say it with me -- everything. one more time, everything! and with that in mind... what's in your wallet? caman: thanks, captain obvious. wouldn't stay here tonight. and with that in mind... captain obvious: i'd get a deal for tonight with deals for tonight from hotels.com. and you might want to get that pipe
iraq? if you're going to control isis long term, you're not going to do it simply with air strikes. >> shane harris, thank you very much. coming up, my thoughts on what looks like a war zone here in america in missouri. and eric cantor's last official day as a congressman. we have the man looking to stage another upset, democratic candidate jack trammel joins us live from cantor's home turf. and with the quicksilver card from capital one, you earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything...
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the fractures within iraq are old and some ancient. the political solution we all seek and are hopeful this will lead to is not necessarily going to turn back isis, which after all, has its origins in syria and has been essentially going in to the cracks where governments aren't really able to function throughout this region trying to take root. and is not just doing this in isolation -- you see in places like libya and egypt and gaza, throughout the region other extremist groups with a similar agenda doing the same thing. >> you write in your article that the big question here is who speaks for sunni islam, and that the extremists are gaining an upper hand right now. >> even in the most recent story you'll hear us talk about the sunni shia divide. it has been at the center of problems for iraq and much of the region since the day after the death of the prophet mohammad. now you have something else. what a diplomate i talked to called a new cold war in the region, a sunni-sunni divide, between extremists looking to upset the order and
the fractures within iraq are old and some ancient. the political solution we all seek and are hopeful this will lead to is not necessarily going to turn back isis, which after all, has its origins in syria and has been essentially going in to the cracks where governments aren't really able to function throughout this region trying to take root. and is not just doing this in isolation -- you see in places like libya and egypt and gaza, throughout the region other extremist groups with a similar...
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it takes a united iraq, more of these hopeful signs, a unified and represented iraq that fights on behalf of all iraqis, supported by a region that supports the fight against isis. this is a threat that's so bad that you're seeing a normally completely divided middle east come together in recognition that they've got to pull together and hang together or hang separately against isis, it takes continued u.s. leadership and politically especially both in the region and within iraq to continue the progress we've seen. i don't see isis going quietly. it's got to take not just political report but military work to push them back and eventually stop them. >> michael, you're the head of a progressive national security organization, a lot of progressives were deeply opposed to the iraq war to start with, is it a tough pill for progressives to swallow to be going back in essentially to iraq even now with just air strikes? >> i think it's a difficult pill for me to swallow, absolutely. when you have a clear national security threat like this and when you have a clear moral imperative, let's not for
it takes a united iraq, more of these hopeful signs, a unified and represented iraq that fights on behalf of all iraqis, supported by a region that supports the fight against isis. this is a threat that's so bad that you're seeing a normally completely divided middle east come together in recognition that they've got to pull together and hang together or hang separately against isis, it takes continued u.s. leadership and politically especially both in the region and within iraq to continue the...
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we're not going to be in a ground war again in iraq. it's not what is required by the circumstances we face. >> some will disagree with that view, especially after the new reports isis is advancing closer to baghdad. isis has taken a key base near the iraqi capital. here at home, some republicans say the shifting battlefield proves that president obama's isis strategy isn't working. the republican chair of the house armed services, for example, says the obama administration needs a broader strategy and other gop candidates have begun citing the rise of isis in campaign ads. they're betting the midterm elections, three weeks from tomorrow, might turn from jobs to foreign policy. now, will voters buy this new impetus? it depends on which voters we're talking about. for democrats economic issues are still the priority here. isis, lower down the list according to new gallup numbers. for republican voters, take a look at this. isis has now jumped to the number two priority. even if gop attacks on the president's foreign policy don't persuade
we're not going to be in a ground war again in iraq. it's not what is required by the circumstances we face. >> some will disagree with that view, especially after the new reports isis is advancing closer to baghdad. isis has taken a key base near the iraqi capital. here at home, some republicans say the shifting battlefield proves that president obama's isis strategy isn't working. the republican chair of the house armed services, for example, says the obama administration needs a...
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that in iraq arguably not really but in 2011 all but a small handful of troops left iraq drawing down in afghanistan. i think most everybody agrees that the age of large ground force wars or large wars requiring large ground forces is over. but with the army they would tell you you can't cut too far because you are cutting into bone matter. and the thing that i think a lot of folks at the pentagon and the army in particular, but generally in the military i think they think sometimes of a disconnect between the white house and the defense department about how complicated these matters are. it is not as simplistic as the wars are over let's cut down the troops. an example of that is in africa the army is looking at replacing the headquarters unit as part of the fight against ebola. with a guard unit. or it would replace -- if the mission continues the way it is in april, it would replace it with a guard because it is out of enough troops in those units that perform those functions in its active duty force. so this is a little bit like iraq many years ago where guard units went in to kin
that in iraq arguably not really but in 2011 all but a small handful of troops left iraq drawing down in afghanistan. i think most everybody agrees that the age of large ground force wars or large wars requiring large ground forces is over. but with the army they would tell you you can't cut too far because you are cutting into bone matter. and the thing that i think a lot of folks at the pentagon and the army in particular, but generally in the military i think they think sometimes of a...
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air strike in iraq. this new recording calls on isis followers to -- they don't know however whether it was made before or after that alleged air strike. meantime, defense secretary chuck hagel testified today before the house armed services committee and insisted the war against isis is making progress. he also urged patience amid growing concerns of mission creep. the president last week doubled the number of troops that are authorized to go to iraq now at 3,100 and joint chiefs chairman general dempsey tried to calm lawmakers' fears for the need of more ground troops. >> i don't foresee a circumstance when it would be in our interest to take this fight on ourselves with a large military contingent. could there be an exception? i mentioned assumptions in my prepared statement. one of our asemptions is that the government of iraq will be inclusive. one of the assumptions is that the iraqcle securi clcl clcle - forces will be willing to take ban anbar province. >> so how do we get back to this point? tha
air strike in iraq. this new recording calls on isis followers to -- they don't know however whether it was made before or after that alleged air strike. meantime, defense secretary chuck hagel testified today before the house armed services committee and insisted the war against isis is making progress. he also urged patience amid growing concerns of mission creep. the president last week doubled the number of troops that are authorized to go to iraq now at 3,100 and joint chiefs chairman...
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our strategy now is simply focus mostly on iraq. if you go into syria, you're going to have to take out assad. assad is the primary recruiter for isis in a sense. it's his abuses it's his atrocities that bring people into the fight, among other things. and to get rid of isis without taking down assad is going to be really difficult. dempsey was agreeing with that proposition, that that's an open question that they're discussing. >> martin smith, thank you very much. >>> up next while you were vacationing, congress was hard at work. crystal says you heard that right. adders. it makes me feel secure, confident. i feel protected. i mean i feel comfortable to move in them they move with me. i love always discreet underwear because of the fit. the fabric is very soft. i can wear whatever i want to wear. always discreet has made me a very happy woman. join over 500,000 women who've discovered always discreet underwear. for more stories and your free sample go to always discreet.com. so bladder leaks can feel like no big deal. my school re
our strategy now is simply focus mostly on iraq. if you go into syria, you're going to have to take out assad. assad is the primary recruiter for isis in a sense. it's his abuses it's his atrocities that bring people into the fight, among other things. and to get rid of isis without taking down assad is going to be really difficult. dempsey was agreeing with that proposition, that that's an open question that they're discussing. >> martin smith, thank you very much. >>> up next...
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iraq is the second largest oil exporter in opec. and looking into the future, everyone expects that if oil prices will remain low it will require iraq to produce more and more oil. even though we may not want to have a lot to do with the middle east, even though we may look and think our oil is really guaranteed by our domestic production, because our economy is so intertwined with that of the rest of the world and the rest of the world relies on middle eastern oil, we have to be concerned about the middle east. it's not las vegas. what happens there doesn't stay there. >> that's absolutely true. also before we can really say that americans are having some middle eastern fatigue or don't care about the middle east anymore, we have to keep in mind that americans care deeply about what happens to israel and will react if they feel an actual threat rising against israel and from perspective of many arabs in the middle east, we have a totally israel centric perspective making it hard for us to be a fair broker and be seen as a fair brok
iraq is the second largest oil exporter in opec. and looking into the future, everyone expects that if oil prices will remain low it will require iraq to produce more and more oil. even though we may not want to have a lot to do with the middle east, even though we may look and think our oil is really guaranteed by our domestic production, because our economy is so intertwined with that of the rest of the world and the rest of the world relies on middle eastern oil, we have to be concerned...
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other extremists threaten our citizens abroad as we've seen most recently in iraq and syria. as commander in chief, the security of the american people is my highest priority, and that's why with the brutal terrorist group isil advancing in iraq, i have authorized targeted strikes to protect our diplomats and military advisers who are there. >> the president steered clear of those reports that we've sent drones into syria to scope out isis and identify potential targets there. syrian president assad has warned against any action without approval directly from damascus. and that leaves president obama with perhaps one of the most crucial decisions of his presidency. lots happening inside the white house this afternoon. nbc's peter alexander is there at the white house. peter, what are you hearing at this hour? >> krystal, good day to you. we hear from senior administration officials that president obama has not yet made up his mind whether or not to authorize air strikes inside syria. president obama will have a meeting about two hours from now. 4:50 p.m. is the time on the sc
other extremists threaten our citizens abroad as we've seen most recently in iraq and syria. as commander in chief, the security of the american people is my highest priority, and that's why with the brutal terrorist group isil advancing in iraq, i have authorized targeted strikes to protect our diplomats and military advisers who are there. >> the president steered clear of those reports that we've sent drones into syria to scope out isis and identify potential targets there. syrian...
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border and iraq morphed into the islamic state. as for king abdullah. he has been a staunch u.s. ally throughout it all. they have used the u.s. to use military for bases in the region and the jordanian armed forces have been involved in airstrikes against isis. jordan is absorbing a large share of refugees draining the country's resource and causing friction domestically. some including the pilot's father have expressed reservations in the ongoing coalition resources against isis. but the jordanian monarch seems to be doubling down and they say his government will remain engaged in this fight. >> thank you. >>> to the former middle east advisor. and kevin bear from executive of air one. >> and ambassador, let me start with you. and ayman gave us historic context. but i would say the jordanian government is fairly pragmatic and been able to deal with many different countries and forces in the region including israel. what kind of pressure is on jordan and what is your read having living there. >> jordan is the poster child for a go
border and iraq morphed into the islamic state. as for king abdullah. he has been a staunch u.s. ally throughout it all. they have used the u.s. to use military for bases in the region and the jordanian armed forces have been involved in airstrikes against isis. jordan is absorbing a large share of refugees draining the country's resource and causing friction domestically. some including the pilot's father have expressed reservations in the ongoing coalition resources against isis. but the...
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and iraq was stable before saddam hussein before we toppled him. but we don't like that stability because it is violent and tyranny and there isn't enough basis for nice happy democracies at this point so you could make syria stable again if you backed assad full-scale end of stop almost like the way we back the saudis who are nice and happy rulers in saudi arabia. but we don't want that in syria or ally with assad and so the question is if you don't like the tire rants -- tyrants maintaining order are you prepared to deal with the chaos when the tyrants go. that is what we see in libya and iraq and in syria now. unfortunately, there aren't better options. so it is like pick your poison. do you want the peace of the grave or chaos and civil war for a while until things sort themselves out and hopefully down the road they get better. >> that is not a good choice at all. >> not a good choice. >> you referenced this sort of military aesthetic and we are sort of a john wayne or rambo sort of nation and we like to roll in and kick butt and get out and t
and iraq was stable before saddam hussein before we toppled him. but we don't like that stability because it is violent and tyranny and there isn't enough basis for nice happy democracies at this point so you could make syria stable again if you backed assad full-scale end of stop almost like the way we back the saudis who are nice and happy rulers in saudi arabia. but we don't want that in syria or ally with assad and so the question is if you don't like the tire rants -- tyrants maintaining...
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one of the disasters of iraq was the dissolution of the state. so when bashar al assad goes, and the government believes ultimately he will, those institutions, those governing bodies will be necessary for the day after. for those people who are left holding the bag, what has become basically a sectarian war, to put back a government. it is a critical lesson and a police take we cannot ever make again. >> as we look back and relitigate the war in iraq, i think it is easy to say on its face, it was a clear mistake and we'll never do this again, how could we do this. let's not forget that. a lot of democrats voted for this war. including hillary clinton. that's what i want to ask you about it. she voted for the iraq war resolution in 2002. 2007, refused to see that vote as a police take. she has defended that since. i'm wondering if you think that is going to be a political problem for her. in 2016 if she ends up running. >> let me say a couple things. having been in the white house i realize how hard it is to govern and to make these national secu
one of the disasters of iraq was the dissolution of the state. so when bashar al assad goes, and the government believes ultimately he will, those institutions, those governing bodies will be necessary for the day after. for those people who are left holding the bag, what has become basically a sectarian war, to put back a government. it is a critical lesson and a police take we cannot ever make again. >> as we look back and relitigate the war in iraq, i think it is easy to say on its...